left Atrial Thrombus in a Neonate with Normal Heart after Sustained Supraventricular Tachycardia
Published: July 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4595
Amirtha Ganesh B, Ravi Cherian Mathew
1. Professor, Department of Cardiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry. India.
2. Post Graduate, Department of Cardiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Amirtha Ganesh B,
Professor, Department of Cardiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam,
Puducherry-607402, India.
Phone: 9443461648, E-mail: amirtha2001@rediffmail.com
Left Atrial Thrombus is uncommon in neonates. We present a neonate who had Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), whose echocardiography revealed a large left atrial thrombus which resolved later with treatment. Supra Ventricular Tachycardia (SVT) is not an uncommon event in infants with an incidence of 1:2500.
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